Halloween 2006

We spent the night at home watching a movie. It was an uneventful evening because we live in an area where kids don't come to "trick or treat."
But on Saturday our son Max brought his two children and left them with us for the week-end. We had a Halloween Party here. Mason dressed as King Peter and Natalie was Queen Lucy. I was Susan the archer and Rick didn't have a costume. We played card games, made monster pictures, had rice crispy treats and watched the Movie "Home Alone 2."
We also took them over to Grandpa and Grandma Baugh house to show them their cute costumes. They really enjoyed it. Especially since Kaye has been pretty well confined to the house since her operation in October.
It is good to be closer to family and share the fun events with them! Thanks to Max and Brigitte for sharing their children with us for Halloween.

Grandchild # 8 has arrived on Earth

Monday, October 9, 2006 little "Nell Marilyn Shumway" arrived healthy and happy. Mother had a natural birth and is also doing fine. I am in Logan this week helping out with the chores. I spend the day with Sally and family and the evenings and night with Max and family. It is good to be back in the West and accessible to family.


Last week my other mother went into the hospital for an operation... she had a "benign" nodule removed from her stomach just below the esophagas. Last week I was able to drive my dad from his daily visit to see her and to his daily grocery shopping trip. Now, she is home and my dad is taking good care of her this week.


Rick and I have rented a 2 bedroom apartment in Idaho Falls and will eventually buy a home there or in Logan. The company, "Yost Business Systems" he is now working for is considering opening an office in Logan and he would be the one to send when they do. So, for now we are just renting until we hear yes or no.


I am working as an ESL (English as a second language) aide at Bonneville High School. It seems strange to be working with students that are mature, most of my life I have worked with much younger children. This will be a good learning experience.